Volume: 1 (of 1)
Creator: Masashi Kishimoto
Format: Right-to-Left
Original Publisher: SHUEISHA
US Publisher: VIZ
Release Date: 1/5/16
Pages: 216
ISBN: 142158493X
MSRP: $9.99
Genre: Shonen Jump
Rated: T (Teens)
Creator: Masashi Kishimoto
Format: Right-to-Left
Original Publisher: SHUEISHA
US Publisher: VIZ
Release Date: 1/5/16
Pages: 216
ISBN: 142158493X
MSRP: $9.99
Genre: Shonen Jump
Rated: T (Teens)
Description: Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. Then he channeled that energy into learning amazing ninja techniques and saving the world! Now Naruto has achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But new troubles are bubbling up in the shinobi world...
With the world now safe and the ninja villages working together, Naruto's work as Hokage seems pretty mundane. Giving his son, Boruto, enough attention is the toughest task he has. But then Sasuke uncovers a conspiracy that may involve surviving members of the Uchiha clan. And at the same time, Sarada is begins to have doubts about the truth of her origins.
Contains Numbers 700+1-700+10:
- Number 700+1: Uchiha Sarada
- Number 700+2: The Sharingan Boy
- Number 700+3: Chance Meeting Part 1
- Number 700+4: Chance Meeting Part 2
- Number 700+5: The Future
- Number 700+6: Without Evolution
- Number 700+7: Genetic Slaves
- Number 700+8: The Real Thing
- Number 700+9: I'll Protect You
- Number 700+10: Reflected In Those Eyes
Review:
Cover: The cover for this single volume epilogue manga of the Naruto series features several characters new and old to the franchise. The standout character is a much older Naruto on the right half of the cover. In the background we have Orochimaru and the antagonist of this story, Uchiha Shin. We also have two of the new next generation ninja, Uchiha Sarada and Akimichi Cho-cho. The title is centered towards the bottom, with the mangaka underneath.
The spine from top-to-bottom contains the Shonen Jump brand logo, the series title, the volume title, the mangaka, an image of Naruto (same from the front cover), and the VIZ company logo.
The back cover has the series and volume title on the top of the cover, followed by the volume summary. The bottom half of the cover has an image with Sarada, Mitsuki, and Boruto; possibly the new Team 7.
To me the cover for this volume is very cluttered. There is a lot of characters and things going on that is a bit distracting from being able to focus on the volume's actual title or purpose. Yes, most of the main characters are present, but it is just a bit too much in my opinion. I do however like the image on the back. We don't get much time with Boruto and Mitsuki yet in the Naruto universe yet, but I feel we will eventually with the new novels and the Boruto manga series coming out in a few months.
Artwork: The artwork for this volume reminds me of some of the earlier volumes of the series. Kishimoto having taken a break from manga for a few months before going back to Naruto seems to be refreshed while drawing these pages. The action scenes aren't over the top like most of the final dozen volumes of the original series, but it doesn't make this volume suffer either.
Translation: Characters, places, and plot are left intact. Attack names, sound effects, and honorifics are ether changed or not present; typical for the Naruto series.
Extras: N/A
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): Over a decade has passed since the Great Ninja War and the ninja world we came to know and love from the original Naruto series has changed dramatically. Naruto is now the Seventh Hokage of Konoha and just about every ninja from the original series has either hooked up and/or had a kid together. This is a story about the said new children of the new world.
The story begins with Uchiha Sarada, Sasuke and Sakura's daughter, questioning who her parents are. Sasuke is never around and all she has is a picture of him which she finds out after braking the frame that it is folded over revealing Karen on the back half. Sarada begins to wonder if Karen is her real mother and when she confronts Sakura, it doesn't turn out well. This begins the chain reaction of the story as Sarada teams up with Chouji's daughter, Cho-cho (who also seems to think her dad isn't her real father), to find out the truth of Sarada's existence.
Sarada and Cho-cho eventually end up meeting up with Naruto who has gone on a mission to find Sasuke. The three end up getting attacked by a mysterious youth along the way named Shin, who appears to be a member of the Uchiha clan. Our heroes end up making quick work of the mysterious boy who eventually retreats and letting Naruto, Sarada, and Cho-cho finally meet up with Sasuke. Sarada questions her father, but Sasuke doesn't want to be bothered with such matters as he was also attacked by the mysterious Uchiha child and wants answers of his own. Another new enemy arrives with Shin, an older ninja also named Shin who also has the Sharingan ability as well as multiple other Sharingan all over his body. All battle begins and the new Shin appears to have the upper hand until Sakura shows up and causes major damage to him. Shin retreats taking Sakura with him seeing as she is a medical ninja and needs her to heal him.
Back at Shin's hideout we learn that their are many more clones of the child that the adult Shin is harvesting for his own use. He is also trying to revive the Akatsuki and finish what they once started.
Naruto, Sasuke, Sarada, and Cho-cho decide to go to Orochimaru's to figure out what this new enemy is and maybe find some clues to where he is operating from. While Naruto and Sasuke get their answers, Sarada finds Suigetsu and asks him to do a DNA test to find out if she is really related to Sakura or not. When the test comes back negative, Sarada feels she shouldn't help save Sakura cause of the lies she has been told all her life. Naruto talks some sense into Sarada and she finally realizes what the word family really is about. Naruto, Sasuke, Sarada, and Cho-cho go to where Shin's hideout and a final battle plays out. Shin's clones end up killing him in the end. Sakura is saved. The remaining clones are then brought back to Konoha to live as children.
In the end, it doesn't matter who her parents are, Sarada knows it is Sasuke and Sakura in her heart (it is revealed that Suigetsu messed up the DNA test and Sakura really is the mother of Sarada).
I actually really enjoyed this story a lot. It did feel like an episode of Maury though with Sarada trying to find who her real mother was for a while, but for the most part it was a brisk light hearted read that made this a well-rounded story. Fans of the original manga will love this one last romp of the Naruto manga before we enter the Boruto era. Even if you haven't read another Naruto story before it isn't something where you have to read or watch the original series just to understand this tale. It would have been nice to have seen a bit more of Boruto since he is going to be the focus in the upcoming new series, but it was still nice to see some of the newer generation working along side some of our favorite characters.
Objectionable Content:
Score:
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 3/29/16
The spine from top-to-bottom contains the Shonen Jump brand logo, the series title, the volume title, the mangaka, an image of Naruto (same from the front cover), and the VIZ company logo.
The back cover has the series and volume title on the top of the cover, followed by the volume summary. The bottom half of the cover has an image with Sarada, Mitsuki, and Boruto; possibly the new Team 7.
To me the cover for this volume is very cluttered. There is a lot of characters and things going on that is a bit distracting from being able to focus on the volume's actual title or purpose. Yes, most of the main characters are present, but it is just a bit too much in my opinion. I do however like the image on the back. We don't get much time with Boruto and Mitsuki yet in the Naruto universe yet, but I feel we will eventually with the new novels and the Boruto manga series coming out in a few months.
Artwork: The artwork for this volume reminds me of some of the earlier volumes of the series. Kishimoto having taken a break from manga for a few months before going back to Naruto seems to be refreshed while drawing these pages. The action scenes aren't over the top like most of the final dozen volumes of the original series, but it doesn't make this volume suffer either.
Translation: Characters, places, and plot are left intact. Attack names, sound effects, and honorifics are ether changed or not present; typical for the Naruto series.
Extras: N/A
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): Over a decade has passed since the Great Ninja War and the ninja world we came to know and love from the original Naruto series has changed dramatically. Naruto is now the Seventh Hokage of Konoha and just about every ninja from the original series has either hooked up and/or had a kid together. This is a story about the said new children of the new world.
The story begins with Uchiha Sarada, Sasuke and Sakura's daughter, questioning who her parents are. Sasuke is never around and all she has is a picture of him which she finds out after braking the frame that it is folded over revealing Karen on the back half. Sarada begins to wonder if Karen is her real mother and when she confronts Sakura, it doesn't turn out well. This begins the chain reaction of the story as Sarada teams up with Chouji's daughter, Cho-cho (who also seems to think her dad isn't her real father), to find out the truth of Sarada's existence.
Sarada and Cho-cho eventually end up meeting up with Naruto who has gone on a mission to find Sasuke. The three end up getting attacked by a mysterious youth along the way named Shin, who appears to be a member of the Uchiha clan. Our heroes end up making quick work of the mysterious boy who eventually retreats and letting Naruto, Sarada, and Cho-cho finally meet up with Sasuke. Sarada questions her father, but Sasuke doesn't want to be bothered with such matters as he was also attacked by the mysterious Uchiha child and wants answers of his own. Another new enemy arrives with Shin, an older ninja also named Shin who also has the Sharingan ability as well as multiple other Sharingan all over his body. All battle begins and the new Shin appears to have the upper hand until Sakura shows up and causes major damage to him. Shin retreats taking Sakura with him seeing as she is a medical ninja and needs her to heal him.
Back at Shin's hideout we learn that their are many more clones of the child that the adult Shin is harvesting for his own use. He is also trying to revive the Akatsuki and finish what they once started.
Naruto, Sasuke, Sarada, and Cho-cho decide to go to Orochimaru's to figure out what this new enemy is and maybe find some clues to where he is operating from. While Naruto and Sasuke get their answers, Sarada finds Suigetsu and asks him to do a DNA test to find out if she is really related to Sakura or not. When the test comes back negative, Sarada feels she shouldn't help save Sakura cause of the lies she has been told all her life. Naruto talks some sense into Sarada and she finally realizes what the word family really is about. Naruto, Sasuke, Sarada, and Cho-cho go to where Shin's hideout and a final battle plays out. Shin's clones end up killing him in the end. Sakura is saved. The remaining clones are then brought back to Konoha to live as children.
In the end, it doesn't matter who her parents are, Sarada knows it is Sasuke and Sakura in her heart (it is revealed that Suigetsu messed up the DNA test and Sakura really is the mother of Sarada).
I actually really enjoyed this story a lot. It did feel like an episode of Maury though with Sarada trying to find who her real mother was for a while, but for the most part it was a brisk light hearted read that made this a well-rounded story. Fans of the original manga will love this one last romp of the Naruto manga before we enter the Boruto era. Even if you haven't read another Naruto story before it isn't something where you have to read or watch the original series just to understand this tale. It would have been nice to have seen a bit more of Boruto since he is going to be the focus in the upcoming new series, but it was still nice to see some of the newer generation working along side some of our favorite characters.
Objectionable Content:
- Language: No
- Violence: Yes
- Nudity: No
- Sexual Situation: No
Score:
- Cover: 5/10
- Artwork: 7/10
- Translation: 3/10
- Extras: N/A
- Story: 8/10
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 3/29/16
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